Electrical connector with retaining device
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorYung-Chien Chung
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Abstract
An electrical connector (100) adapted for being assembled in a notch (4) of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) (200) comprises a dielectric housing (1) defining passageways (12) thereon, a plurality of contacts (2) received in corresponding passageways, and a retaining device (31) retaining the electrical connector to the PCB. Each contact comprises a soldering section (22) extending out the dielectric housing and retained on the PCB. The retaining device has a same thickness W to that of each soldering section of the contact.
Claims14
An electrical connector adapted for being assembled in a notch of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) comprising:
- a dielectric housing defining passageways thereon;
- a plurality of contacts received in corresponding passageways, each contact comprising a soldering section extending out the dielectric housing and retained on the PCB;
- a retaining device for retaining the electrical connector to the PCB, the retaining device having a same thickness as that of the soldering section of the contact.
An electrical connector adapted for being assembled in a notch of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), comprising:
- a dielectric housing defining passageways thereon;
- a plurality of contacts received in corresponding passageways, each contact comprising a soldering section extending out the dielectric housing and electrically and mechanically connecting to the PCB;
- a retaining device mounted to the PCB;
- wherein
- the retaining device and the soldering section respectively have an upper face and a bottom face opposite to the upper face, and the upper faces of the retaining device and the soldering section are on a same plane and the bottom faces of said two are also on a same plane.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a printed circuit board defining a cutout along an edge thereof, a plurality of solder pads formed on at least one surface of said printed circuit board proximate said cutout;
- and
- an electrical connector including an insulative housing enclosing a plurality of contacts and enclosed by a metal shell, said shell defining at least one horizontal retaining portion;
- wherein
- the retaining portion and tails of the contacts commonly defines not only an upward mounting plane but also a downward mounting plane for soldering to the corresponding solder pads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.